XXXX: On June 12th Democrats in the House of Representatives, egged on by trade-union bosses, led a revolt that, temporarily at least, has derailed Mr XXXX’s chances of winning fast-track authority. Its opponents call the TPP deal a dangerous sequel to earlier trade accords,

which they blame for sending factories from the American heartland to low-cost countries far away. (Never mind that, in a tactic to thwart Mr XXXX, they voted against a training scheme for workers whose jobs are lost to foreign competition.)

Tribunes of the populist left, such as Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, have used the fight against TPP to revisit long-standing grievances about the power of Wall Street banks and big business. Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic leader in the House, has called for wholly new ways to regulate globalisation, perhaps under the auspices of the UN.

XXXX: Such attacks are off-target. The threat to America from low-wage manufacturing hubs is exaggerated: killing TPP would not bring factory chimneys and steel mills back to blighted Rust Belt towns.

New markets among the 12 TPP countries are worth having: between them these Pacific Rim nations account for 40% of global economic output.
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And the thrust of TPP is to open up sectors such as services, where America enjoys a comparative advantage. As for Ms Pelosi’s ideas, they are pure grandstanding. There is no conceivable congressional majority for handing trade powers to an international body. XXXX: In JFK’s shadow At least she is being less weaselly than Mrs Clinton, the front-runner to win the Democratic presidential nomination. As Mr XXXX’s Secretary of State, Mrs Clinton repeatedly hailed TPP’s importance and its “gold standard” quality as a trade pact, with unprecedented protections for workers’ rights and the environment. Yet before the vote in Congress she was silent; after the revolt she urged Mr XXXX to listen to House Democrats and seek to drive a harder bargain with foreign countries. This is not heir-to-Kennedy behaviour. Examples of political dysfunction in Washington are ten-a-penny, but the row over TPP risks undermining American leadership in Asia and beyond. One reason is that the trade deal may fizzle. Without fast-track authority, every clause in a TPP agreement will be open to congressional tweaking; that makes negotiations practically impossible. If TPP crumbles, Mr XXXX’s talk of a pivot to Asia will ring hollow. XXXX: Even if Mr XXXX does eventually win the fast-track fight, the saga has already imposed costs. To win support for TPP, the president has made the pact sound like a way to curb the rising power of China, which is not part of the talks. This comes after a ham-fisted attempt to squash an initiative by China to set up an Asian infrastructure bank. Yet TPP would be worth more if China was part of it and America’s long-term interests are best served by knitting China into a rules-based economic system. TPP, in other words, ought to be a vehicle for American economic leadership. Instead it risks being a case study in the very insularity that JFK warned about. XXXX [»] XXXX: OMGosh! We have LOTS more newbies. We are on page 13 now. LOL [Image: smile.png] XXXX: www.economist.com/news/le... XXXX [»] XXXX: YEAH IT'S GREAT XXXX [»] XXXX: [Image: smile.png] XXXX: UGH... back to work.. soon as the discussion starts getting good of course................ bbl all.. XXXX: WHOSE GONNA GET THE REPUBLICAN VOTE LOL XXXX: I think I'm ready for a republican.. XXXX: ‹@XXXX› RAND PAUL! for now anyway... haha bbl XXXX: BYE XXXX XXXX: I HATE WATCHING NEWS, SO MUCH PROPAGANDA XXXX: Agreed XXXX: republicans / democrats their all the SAME.. we need someone who is FOR this country and what it used to stand for... XXXX: If I see ONE more FB post on that shooting... XXXX: TED CRUZ Dianne777: what shooting? XXXX: CRUZ WAS ONLY ONE WHO STOOD UP FOR OVER 24 HRS, OVER O'CARE ALONG WITH MIKE LEE, THAT WAS REMARKABLE XXXX: ok bbl for real this time.. XXXX: I like Rand Paul...maybe even "the comb-over King" XXXX: I KNOW IT'S SOMETIMES A PAIN TO READ A LOT OF INFORMATION, BUT I REALLY WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO START RESEARCHING WHAT MAY BE ABOUT TO HAPPEN TO OUR CURRENCY, HOW PRECIOUS METALS CAN SERVE AS A HEDGE, WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN WHEN THE AIIB HAS TO DECLARE HOW MUCH GOLD THEY HOLD IN ORDER TO LAUNCH THE AIIB AND THE US' NEED TO , BY PROXY, BE FORCED TO DO THE SAME AND WHAT THAT MIGHT DO TO THE DOLLAR XXXX: It would give X expedited authority to secure international trade pact... www.washingtonexaminer.co... XXXX: YES IT WAS QUICK XXXX: I'M A RAND SUPPORTER, BUT I ALSO LIKE BEN CARSON – AND YES, THEY SEEM ALL TO BE THE SAME DEMS AND REPUBS...NO MATTER – ALL SELL OUTS XXXX: HE'LL DO WHATEVER HE WANTS XXXX, HE'S A DICTATOR XXXX: Gold, you can buy a ton of and not have to report, its not until you sell, you have to report it. XXXX: I cant copy and paste from that website..ugh XXXX: I AGREE, THERE ARE ALOT OF NAMES......PAUL, CRUZ, RUBIO, CARSON, ALLEN WEST, ETC XXXX: XXXX I have an idea what to expect. They're still shipping armored vehicles and personnel to Texas as of yesterday.. XXXX: OHHH YES XXXX: XXXX - MARTIAL LAW, CONCENTRATION CAMPS? XXXX: XXXX XXXX: IDK BUT IT'S SCARY - WTH DID THEY STOP THE EXERCISES IN COLORADO NEVADA AND I FORGET, ONE OTHER STATE? XXXX: I live near XXXXX XXXX. They've been testing choppers every 10 min. now XXXX: XXXX GUESS WHAT XXXX: Yes @ XXXX XXXX: www.breitbart.com/big-gov... XXXX: AND THEY'RE TESTING OSPREY'S AND RUNNING MANEUVERS XXXX: ..and XXXX: WOW, CATISTROPHIC XXXX: RIGHHTTT@ XXXX XXXX: WELL AFB HAS ALWAYS RUN MANEUVERS BUT WITH OTHER CRAFTS I'VE NEVER SEEN AND HIGHER FREQUENCY XXXX: COMPARED TO BEFORE NOW XXXX: SO....XXXX..I AM VERY CONCERNED XXXX: ME TOO XXXX: O JUST GONNA RUN DOWN AMERICA BEFORE HE IS VOTED OUT XXXX: IF WE CAN GET THROUGH TO NOVEMBER, MAY THIS WILL BLOW OVER XXXX: ALREADY HAS QUICK XXXX: WILL WE BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY GET...MUCH LESS SPEND OUR currency? XXXX: XXXX I KNOW XXXX: NOT SURE WHAT YOU MEAN XXXX? XXXX: ELECTIONS THIS NOV? XXXX: NEXT XXXX: WE HAVE OVER A YEAR TO GO XXXX: RT XXXX: RT NEWS? XXXX: RT MEANING RIGHT LOL XXXX: WILL THE USD BE WORTH ANYTHING....WILL THE BANKS GIVE US ANY MONEY, IF SO..HOW MUCH? WHEN THE IMF AND US HAVE TO SHOW THEIR METALS.... XXXX: AH I SEE, THERE'S CONFLICTING INFO ON THIS, BUT IF YOU GO TO BUTI'S THREADS AND START WATCHING VIDEOS YOU'LL SEE SOME SAY TO PULL YOUR MONEY OUT AND BACK UP AS TO WHY , BUT OTHERS SAY AT LEAST INITIALLY THAT THE FEDS WON'T TOUCH OUR ACCOUNTS LIKE THEY DID IN CYPRESS, BUT THEY'LL USE OTHER MEANS XXXX: YOU REALLY SHOULD WATCH THE VIDEOS SHE POSTS XXXX: AND SHE BACKS IT UP WITH OTHER RESEARCH XXXX: IT'S JUST INFORMATION TO CONSIDER AND GET PREPARED XXXX: Exchange, deposit, then go buy gold XXXX: IN OTHER WORDS, DONT KEEP UR $$$ IN A BANK XXXX: YES XXXX: I'M NOT SAYING THAT XXXX: THAT'S THE PLAN@XXXX XXXX: I'M NOT QUALIFIED TO SAY THAT XXXX: Gold is in your possession and with no record for anyone to see XXXX: BUT YOU CAN GET THE WRITING ON THE WALL IF YOU WATCH THE VIDEOS AND WILL KNOW BETTER HOW TO PREPARE XXXX: YES XXXX XXXX: I'LL TAKE THE OIL CREDIT.... [Image: tongue.png] XXXX: what videos? XXXX: XXXX, I WOULD NEVER HOLD ANYBODY ACCOUNTABLE LOL....LETS PUT 2 AND 2 TOGETHER, DONT KEEP UR $$$ IN A BANK AS NEW LAWS CAN ALWAYS COME OUT ESPECIALLY WHEN THE U.S. GOVT KNOWS THERE ARE MORE MILLIONAIRES XXXX: When you need cash, go sell about 5 to 7000 doallrs worth of gold XXXX: SO xxxx JUST TOLD ME BBC NEWS IS REPORTING THAT THE GREEK CITIZENS ARE TAKING THEIR MONEY OUT OF THE BANKS XXXX: THIS IS HUGE I THINK XXXX: XXXX most of us will have to take "payouts". That's what bothers me XXXX: ‹@XXXX› What videos are you talking about? XXXX: XXXX especially after what their PM said about EU XXXX: YEAH
XXXX: XXXX ADDED PRESSURE?

XXXX: IN WHAT WAY QUICK?

XXXX: Greek Premier Alexis Tsipras criticized the EU for believing that it “was the center of the world”. He also noted that “economic centers of the world are shifting”.

XXXX: XXXX, MAYBE.....ANYTHING OVER 9,999 IS A RED FLAG WITH FEDS

XXXX: XXXX IDK, JUST ASKING

XXXX: ANYTHING OVER 4999. FROM LAST I READ

XXXX: ‹@XXXX› Not anymore, they flag over 8500

XXXX: XXXX SERIOUSLY

XXXX: BELIEVE IT OUR GOVT WILL BE WATCHING IF WE TAKE MONEY OUT OF THE BANKS

XXXX: AND LAWS SUPPORT THEM SENDING US THROUGH THE JUDICIAL PROCESS IF WE ARE FOUND TO BE HORDING OUR DOLLARS AT HOME

XXXX: BE CAREFUL

XXXX: and if done more then once a week, its a permanent flag

XXXX: WOW XXXX THANKS

XXXX: "It's MY money..and I want it NOW"...

XXXX: ‹@XXXX› Mom retired from bank.

XXXX: LOL

XXXX: right now all I want it for the dinar to be tradeable... go to the bank and trade like you can the dong... I need a down payment for a home... so afraid of a fire in this thing,,, the braker trips all the time.

XXXX: breakers

XXXX: XXXX..I'm thinking.....Mobile Home

XXXX: ‹@XXXX› that's an option..but need lad to put it on

XXXX: land

XXXX: Suggestion. Open up Private Banking account, you'll prove that thru exchanging with them. Once in deposit, slowly purchase gold and real estate, toys, eventually pull it all

XXXX: .....@XXXX. Anyway..I think a time will come soon...when you will WANT to be mobile

XXXX: HANG ON I HAVE A NEWS UPDATE ON THIS SUBJECT

XXXX: @XXXX....a CRT account

XXXX: Private banking is for the wealthy

XXXX: CRT account is a huge flag to look at all else you have

XXXX: OKAY SO SKY NEWS IN GREAT BRITAIN IS SAYING THAT - CONTRARY TO REPORTS, RUSSIA HAS NOT AGREED TO GIVE GREECE LOANS

XXXX: I don't have a problem with that @XXXX

XXXX: THERE WILL BE AN EMERGENCY MEETING ON MONDAY ABOUT GREECE

XXXX: ‹@XXXX› They are watched and monitored more then any other

XXXX: XXXX....I'm SURE BRICS WILL STEP IN TO HELP GREECE RESTORE THEIR ORIGINAL CURRENCY WHEN THE TIME IT RIGHT

XXXX: ‹@XXXX› and the ones that are notified first are the IRS

XXXX: WE'LL SEE BRICS AND AIIB DOING A LOT OF COURTING

XXXX: THANKS XXXX

XXXX: YES....@XXXX

XXXX: CRT account holders are the audited more by the IRS then anyother

XXXX: ‹@XXXX› I know. I'm okay with that. I'll pay myself %90 of the interest,which is nice...and work the account according to laws

XXXX: The more I am in control and it NOT in the view of others, the safer I am

XXXX: GREAT TALK LOVING IT

XXXX: I'm concerned with the debt distribution that's going to come out of the fall of the Euro if the Grexit really happens

XXXX: When our govt dropped the hammer on out of country banking, that changed everything

XXXX: twitter.com/suttonnick/st...

XXXX: H.R. 2847

XXXX: Here’s our latest news story on the unfolding, deepening crisis in the eurozone: Greece faces banking crisis after eurozone meeting breaks down Greece is facing a full-blown banking crisis after a meeting of eurozone finance ministers broke down in acrimony and recrimination on Thursday evening, bringing the prospect of Greek exit from the eurozone a step nearer.

Some €2bn of deposits have been withdrawn from Greek banks so far this week – including a record €1bn yesterday – triggering fears that a breakdown in talks would spark a further flight of funds.

The German leader Angela Merkel, French president François Hollande and Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras agreed to stage an emergency EU summit on Monday as a last critical attempt to prevent Greece going bankrupt.

A representative of the European Central Bank told the meeting it was unsure whether Greek banks would have the funds to be able to open on Monday.

Eurozone talks end without deal as Greek proposals rejectedRead more As thousands of pro-EU protestors gathered outside the Athens parliament building, leaders of the eurozone and the International Monetary Fund aimed bitter criticism at the leftwing Greek government,

accusing it of lying to its own people, misrepresenting and misleading other EU leaders, refusing to negotiate seriously, and taking Greece to the brink of catastrophe.

XXXX: www.theguardian.com/busin...

XXXX: Great Report! Thanks

XXXX: THANKS EVERYONE - WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER - THAT'S WHAT WE WANTED AT WEALTHWATCH.WORLD

XXXX: I HAVE TO WONDER HOW MUCH OF A FALSE TRIGGER THIS WILL BE

XXXX: I JUST CAN'T BE SURE

XXXX: Our govt wants to know where and how you spend, and hold every dime. They dropped the law hammer on it and then this www.irs.gov/Businesses/Sm...

Thanks for the info! Two questions: One: Is it true that the TPP as written would give corporations the power to tell countries how to do their laws? ie, forcing countries to allow GMO crops, foods, etc. Two: Previous days' news about Greece said the Greeks had declared the debt to be private and dumped on the country of Greece. They used words like "illegal" "odious" and something about "Troika" and told the IMF to stuff it, in so many words. Is that a more accurate picture of the Greek situation?